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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-123, verse-4

धर्ममूलस्तु देहोऽर्थः कामोऽर्थफलमुच्यते ।
संकल्पमूलास्ते सर्वे संकल्पो विषयात्मकः ॥४॥
4. dharmamūlastu deho'rthaḥ kāmo'rthaphalamucyate ,
saṁkalpamūlāste sarve saṁkalpo viṣayātmakaḥ.
4. dharma-mūlaḥ tu dehaḥ arthaḥ kāmaḥ artha-phalam ucyate
saṃkalpa-mūlāḥ te sarve saṃkalpaḥ viṣaya-ātmakaḥ
4. tu dehaḥ dharma-mūlaḥ arthaḥ kāmaḥ artha-phalam ucyate
te sarve saṃkalpa-mūlāḥ saṃkalpaḥ viṣaya-ātmakaḥ
4. Indeed, the body is the root of natural law (dharma). Prosperity (artha) is [a goal], and desire (kāma) is declared to be the fruit of prosperity. All these have resolve (saṃkalpa) as their root, and resolve itself is characterized by connection to sense objects.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धर्म-मूलः (dharma-mūlaḥ) - having natural law (dharma) as its root/origin
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
  • देहः (dehaḥ) - body
  • अर्थः (arthaḥ) - Here, one of the human pursuits, material prosperity. (purpose, wealth, prosperity)
  • कामः (kāmaḥ) - Here, one of the human pursuits, sensual desire. (desire, pleasure)
  • अर्थ-फलम् (artha-phalam) - fruit/result of prosperity
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
  • संकल्प-मूलाः (saṁkalpa-mūlāḥ) - having resolve (saṃkalpa) as their root
  • ते (te) - Refers to 'dehaḥ', 'arthaḥ', 'kāmaḥ'. (those, they)
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all
  • संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - resolve, intention, will
  • विषय-आत्मकः (viṣaya-ātmakaḥ) - having the nature of sense objects, characterized by sense objects

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-मूलः (dharma-mūlaḥ) - having natural law (dharma) as its root/origin
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-mūla
dharma-mūla - having righteousness/natural law as its root
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+mūla)
  • dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • mūla – root, origin, basis, foundation
    noun (neuter)
Note: Adjective modifying 'dehaḥ'.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
देहः (dehaḥ) - body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form, person
Root: dih (class 4)
अर्थः (arthaḥ) - Here, one of the human pursuits, material prosperity. (purpose, wealth, prosperity)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain
कामः (kāmaḥ) - Here, one of the human pursuits, sensual desire. (desire, pleasure)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, love
Root: kam (class 1)
अर्थ-फलम् (artha-phalam) - fruit/result of prosperity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of artha-phala
artha-phala - fruit of wealth/purpose
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+phala)
  • artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain
    noun (masculine)
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'kāmaḥ'.
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive
Present passive, 3rd person singular.
Root: vac (class 2)
संकल्प-मूलाः (saṁkalpa-mūlāḥ) - having resolve (saṃkalpa) as their root
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃkalpa-mūla
saṁkalpa-mūla - having resolve as root
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃkalpa+mūla)
  • saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, will, mental conception
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from 'sam' + 'kḷp' (to be well-ordered).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kḷp (class 1)
  • mūla – root, origin, basis, foundation
    noun (neuter)
Note: Adjective modifying 'te sarve'.
ते (te) - Refers to 'dehaḥ', 'arthaḥ', 'kāmaḥ'. (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Agrees with 'te'.
संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - resolve, intention, will
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa
saṁkalpa - resolve, intention, will, mental conception
Derived from 'sam' + 'kḷp' (to be well-ordered).
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
विषय-आत्मकः (viṣaya-ātmakaḥ) - having the nature of sense objects, characterized by sense objects
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaya-ātmaka
viṣaya-ātmaka - having the nature of objects of sense, consisting of objects of sense
Formed from 'viṣaya' + 'ātmaka' (having the nature of).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+ātmaka)
  • viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain, subject
    noun (masculine)
  • ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from 'ātman' + 'ka' suffix.
Note: Predicate adjective for 'saṃkalpaḥ'.